Red spotted Argentina frog  (Argenteohyla siemersi)

IUCN Red List species status – Endangered
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Facts – Red spotted Argentina frog

Synonyms: Hyla (Trachycephalus) siemersi, Hyla siemersi, Trachycephalus siemersi
  
Spanish: Rana Tractor
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyHylidae
GenusArgenteohyla (1)

Status – Red spotted Argentina frog

Classified as Endangered (EN B2ab(iii)) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1). Subspecies: Argenteohyla siemersi siemersi, Argenteohyla siemersi pederseni (1).

Description – Red spotted Argentina frog

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References

  1. IUCN Red List (October, 2005)
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Red spotted Argentina frog, dorsal view
Red spotted Argentina frog, dorsal view

© Jorge Abel Cespedez

Jorge Cespedez
Departmento de Biologia
Facultad de Cicencias Exactes y Naturales
Universidad Nacional de Nordeste
Av. Libertad
Corrientes
5470.CP.3400
Argentina
Tel: 03783 457966
Fax: 03783 473930
cespedez@exa.unne.edu.ar

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